पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · April 24, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: अक्षय तृतीया — Akṣaya Tṛtīyā
"Inexhaustible third"; auspicious for any new venture.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.66 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नास्ति बुद्धिरयुक्तस्य न चायुक्तस्य भावना।

न चाभावयतः शान्तिरशान्तस्य कुतः सुखम्।।2.66।।
"2.66 Right discrimination is not for him who cannot concentrate. Without concentration, there cannot be meditation; he who cannot meditate must not expect peace; and without peace, how can anyone expect happiness?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.66's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya10.24°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra39.84°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala130.04°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha343.27°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati24.33°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra52.21°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani181.28°TulāCitrā P3

Dhanbad, Jharkhand — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:32 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:11 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:56 – 16:33
Yamaganda08:29 – 10:06
Gulika Kāla11:42 – 13:19
Varjyam05:48 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:15 – 06:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:52 – 08:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:29 – 10:06 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:06 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:42 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:19 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:56 – 16:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:33 – 18:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:10 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:33 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:56 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:19 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:42 – 01:06 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:06 – 02:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:29 – 03:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:52 – 05:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.7957°
Longitude: 86.4304°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867576.27
Julian Day2456041.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0250°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)32.72°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0250°), declination 12.94°, EoT 1.80 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2012-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)